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By November 2029, Latvia plans to establish a modern, competitive, secure, and internationally collaborative digital research infrastructure connected to the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). The project will create a secure and fast data transmission network linking all research institutions in Latvia, ensuring stable information flow and collaboration, reports Labs of Latvia.
Researchers will have access to a wide range of digital tools for data analysis, visualization, modelling, and other research processes, including international collaboration. All services will be centralised and easily accessible to users and international research teams via a simple one-click reservation system.
“Digital tools and data processing form the foundation of modern science. With this investment, we are strengthening the competitiveness of Latvian science by providing our researchers with the same digital infrastructure, tools, and opportunities available elsewhere in Europe. Latvia is becoming a full-fledged partner in the European Research Area, fostering scientific excellence, international cooperation, and practical benefits for Latvian businesses,” said Minister for Education and Science Dace Melbārde.
Furthermore, a national EOSC node will be established in Latvia. This will allow Latvian researchers to access data, resources, and tools from other EOSC partner institutions and collaborate with researchers from other EU countries on joint projects using both Latvian and international infrastructure.
“In the EOSC national node, Latvian researchers will have access to resources and data from European partner institutions. This is also an opportunity to advance research in areas important to Latvia—such as using datasets from the National Library of Latvia, linguistic corpora, or climate and ecosystem data—in collaboration with European colleagues. The EOSC node will provide access to European resources, data processing tools, and data spaces, making it easier for Latvian researchers to collaborate with peers across the EU,” explained Sarmīte Mickeviča, Senior Digitalization Expert at the Ministry of Education and Science’s Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation.
With support from the European Regional Development Fund, the initiative is being implemented by the Ministry of Education and Science in cooperation with the Shared IT Service Centre for Higher Education and Science and four research universities.
“As an EU member state, establishing the EOSC national node in Latvia is an important and long-awaited step that will significantly enhance our research infrastructure and the implementation of open science principles. Researchers will gain access to unique datasets and digital services across Europe. The EOSC node will facilitate international and interdisciplinary cooperation, enabling standardisation of data and tools, which is of crucial importance for the unique research fields at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies including forestry, agriculture, food science, and veterinary medicine. The opportunity to use shared computing and data storage resources for large-scale international research is vitally important,” said Gatis Vītols, Vice-Rector for Science at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies and a Board Member at the Shared IT Service Centre for Higher Education and Science.
Total financial investment in science digitalization and the establishment of the EOSC national node from 2025 to 2029 will come to €16.74 million, with 85% funded by the ERDF.
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